Perflation
//pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of perflating, or blowing through. obsolete
"That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows"
Example
More examples"That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows"
Etymology
Latin perflatio.
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